On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:01:36 +0200 Serhiy Storchaka <storch...@gmail.com> wrote: > How Enum items should be pickled, by value or by name? > > I think that Enum will be used to collect system-depending constants, so > the value of AddressFamily.AF_UNIX can be 1 on one platform and 2 on > other. If pickle enums by value, then pickled AddressFamily.AF_INET on > on platform can be unpickled as AddressFamily.AF_UNIX on other platform. > This looks weird and contrary to the nature of enums.
I agree with you, they should be pickled by name. An enum is a kind of global in this regard. (but of course, before AF_UNIX was an enum it was pickled by value) Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
